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Dulux Colour Ambassadors Alex Fulton and Alex Walls share how to make a splash using Dulux Colours of New Zealand, starting with the greatest of whites, Dulux Okarito.

Alex WallsDulux Colour Ambassador

The inspiration I’m always drawn to a soft and minimalist colour scheme for its relaxed feel and versatility within our homes. However, a pale and neutral palette always comes with the challenge of adding depth and a pop of personality. Starting with Dulux Okarito, grooved wall panels emphasise the play of shadow and light in the room. To add warmth to the white, I’ve paired the neutral with natural tones, adding Dulux Ohai, a lovely muted green, on the adjacent wall and grounded the space with a beautifully rich moss brown Dulux Invercargill underfoot. Keeping on nature’s path, using warm tones of timber, animal hides and a woolly textural rug ties the three paint colours together, creating a timeless scheme that encourages calm and cosy living.

The inspiration I often wonder why New Zealanders tend to be so afraid of colour when it can provide such joy. The look I’ve put together here provides a fresh take on approaching colour that fans of white-on-white may feel inspired to try. It is all about reversing the common (and safer) trend of painting walls white and adding ‘pops of colour’ in the form of accessories; flipping this rule on its head by using my go-to white Dulux Okarito on the floor, with white-on-white furniture and accessories. Then it was on to the next mission: be gone plain walls! I wanted to add life to them by marking out ‘zones’ with different sized carnival stripes. I chanced an odd duo of Dulux Alexandra (dusty pink) and Dulux Manaia (muddy mustard) – and it paid off, with there being enough contrast from the pink, especially, with the Dulux Okarito white wooden floors.

Planning on painting at your place? Pop online for Dulux Colour Chat, live every Tuesday and Thursday from 10am-2pm. With the advice of an interior designer and free Large Colour Swatches delivered to your door, you’ll be able to make confident colour choices. Dulux.co.nz/colour